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  Get Your Fill of Ocean Delectables at Off the Hook: Santa Monica Seafood Festival

  By Dash Finley on October 14, 2015

  While the majority of western L.A. County struggles to beat the arid desert heat during this uncharacteristically muggy fall season, the beachfront enclave of Santa...

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  Review: Nuanced Performances Under the Sure Hand of Director Colette Bothof Make Summer Shine

  By Dash Finley on October 5, 2015

  Proposing a riveting context framework of ambiguous spirituality and nascent digitalization, noted Dutch auteur Colette Bothof’s second feature, Summer, earmarks charming character dramedy with wide-arching...

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  Review: Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead, An Enlightening Look Back at National Lampoon

  By Dash Finley on October 19, 2015

  From roughly the 1970s to the ’90s, National Lampoon magazine dominated the print comedy landscape with its fiery mix of avant-garde absurdity, acerbic satire and...

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  Review: Vibrant and Enjoyable – “These Paper Bullets!”

  By Dash Finley on October 19, 2015

  For over 400 years, Shakespeare’s plays have been performed over and over again, defying Father Time through the universal themes touched upon by his brilliant...

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  Review: François Ozon’s Strongest Work To Date, Blistering Comedy The New Girlfriend

  By Dash Finley on September 27, 2015

  “A hapless woman is shocked to find out that her late friend’s husband is a transvestite and hid his secret from his wife for years.”...

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  Review: Steve Jobs: The Man in The Machine – Alex Gibney’s Candid Look at the Apple Genius

  By Dash Finley on September 11, 2015

  Apple co-founder Steve Jobs is, without a doubt, one of the defining influencers of our nascent 21st century, having revolutionized the way all of us...

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  Review: Jake Gyllenhaal is Brilliant in Southpaw, But Film Lacks Punch

  By Dash Finley on July 30, 2015

  When I saw the first trailer for Antoine Fuqua’s somber Southpaw, I assumed it was another boxing movie based on an inspirational true story a...

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  Don’t Miss Delectable Latin-Fusion Pop-Up Restaurant Viento

  By Dash Finley on July 24, 2015

  The quintessentially millennial term “pop-up shop” conjures to mind a dusty warehouse transforming into a chic boutique to hawk the latest wares of the hippest...

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  Review: Mr. Holmes’ Top-Notch Performances Don’t Make Up for a Meandering Plot

  By Dash Finley on July 17, 2015

  Given his iconically British gravitas, it’s a small wonder that the Ian McKellen hasn’t played London’s legendary detective Sherlock Holmes already over the course of...

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  Review: Despite Brilliant Performances Irrational Man Simply Doesn’t Work

  By Dash Finley on July 21, 2015

  After a two-decade-long slump, neurotic New York auteur Woody Allen seemed poised for a major critical comeback after his charming 2011 smash Midnight in Paris...

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  Review: Infinitely Polar Bear Proves Infinitely Satisfying

  By Dash Finley on July 15, 2015

  Sweet but never sentimental, moving but never maudlin – director Maya Forbes’ masterful drama Infinitely Polar Bear is, perhaps, the first real awards contender of...

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  Review: San Andreas Revives the Disaster Genre

  By Dash Finley on June 9, 2015

  As a lifelong fan of the disaster film, I had a strange, dually tinged reaction upon the release of Roland Emmerich’s 2012 in 2009. On...

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  Review: Director John McNaughton Returns with The Harvest

  By Dash Finley on June 9, 2015

  In 1986, John McNaughton made a splash with his grisly feature directorial debut, Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, a visceral first-person glimpse into the...

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  Review: Refreshing and Zany Comedy at “Groundlings Kung Fu Battle Island”

  By Dash Finley on June 9, 2015

  Full disclosure: I am usually not a huge fan of improv comedy. Part of my apathy stems from the wild variances in quality one can...

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  Review: “Murder For Two” Is a Musical Farce on Steroids

  By Dash Finley on June 18, 2015

  Rattling off the hinges with manic energy, madcap murder-mystery musical “Murder For Two” makes for a strikingly entertaining counterpoint to the grim, dour fare that...

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  Review: Insidious: Chapter 3 is a Must Watch for Horror Fans

  By Dash Finley on June 18, 2015

  Being a serious horror fanatic, I’m often let down by the utter disrespect many film snobs show towards my favorite genre. Yes, there are loads...

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  Interview: Gil Kenan Raises Poltergeist From the Dead With Thrilling New Spin

  By Dash Finley on June 18, 2015

  Recent years have seen a new wave of original horror franchises hit theaters, leading to a creative and financial resurgence for the once-stagnant genre. Though...

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  Review: You’ve Probably Seen The Connection Before

  By Dash Finley on June 18, 2015

  From the late 1960s to the early 1980s a French crime syndicate operating out of Marseilles imported heroin by the metric ton into the ports...

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  Review: Stephen Belber’s “The Power of Duff” Carries A Solid Message

  By Dash Finley on June 18, 2015

  In recent years, many pundits and commentators swirling about the 24-hour news cycle have suggested that America may be on the verge, or already embroiled...

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  Review: Jonah Hill, James Franco Provide Cat-and-Mouse Drama in True Story

  By Dash Finley on April 17, 2015

  In 2001, acclaimed journalist Michael Finkel was fired from the New York Times after it came to light that he had fabricated details of a...

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  Review: In Broken Horses, Vidhu Vinod Chopra Shows Confidence in His Own Unique Vision

  By Dash Finley on June 18, 2015

  Stereotypically, Indian Bollywood films are viewed by American audiences as glitzy, over-the-top trifles, filled with colorful costumes, elaborate dance numbers, and over-the-top romantic schmaltz. Of...

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  Review: “Dunsinane” Is A Funny, Fiery Follow Up to A Universal Tale

  By Dash Finley on June 18, 2015

  At moment, Hollywood has gone full-on sequel-crazy, sprouting up second, third, and fourth go-rounds of all the stalwart tent poles, making sure their cash flow...

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  Review: Despite Vapid Plot, Simon Pegg Charms in Kill Me Three Times

  By Dash Finley on March 27, 2015

  Following Quentin Tarantino’s meteoric rise to prominence after the release of Pulp Fiction in 1994, many an indie filmmakers tried their damnedest to copy his...

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  Review: A Girl Like Her Tackles Bullying

  By Dash Finley on June 18, 2015

  One of the most controversial, hot topic issues in contemporary society is teen bullying–specifically cyber bullying, wherein hormonally crazed high schoolers target hapless outcasts via...

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  Review: Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence Maintain Natural Spark in Serena

  By Dash Finley on June 18, 2015

  This weekend sees a sweeping period romance starring Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper, who, aside from being two of the biggest names in Hollywood in...

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  Review: Foodie Shares App Works Deliciously

  By Dash Finley on June 18, 2015

  A few weeks back, I reviewed Minibar—an application that allows users to order alcohol online and have it delivered to their door from nearby liquor...

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  Review: 3 Hearts Makes for 3 Great Performances

  By Dash Finley on June 18, 2015

  Playing like an extended, euro-centric version of Richard Linklater’s “Before…” series, 3 Hearts explores what happened when the two strangers involved a classic romantic meet-cute...

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